Long live the triplet germylene

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Nature Chemistry, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41557-026-02179-6 Triplet states are typically short-lived or transient intermediates. Now, photoexcitation of a sterically encumbered singlet germylene has enabled the characterization of a triplet state with a half-life of 14 hours at room temperature.